SOLUTION: i am a 3 digit number.my ones place is 1 less than my hundreds place.my tens place is 2 more than my ones place.the value of my hundreds place reads as 400.what number am i?

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Question 762664: i am a 3 digit number.my ones place is 1 less than my hundreds place.my tens place is 2 more than my ones place.the value of my hundreds place reads as 400.what number am i?
Answer by Stitch(470) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 digit number ABC.
Given: A = 4
Equation 1: C+=+A+-+1
Plug 4 in for A.
C+=+%284%29+-+1
highlight%28C+=+3%29
Equation 2: B+=+2+%2B+C
Plug 3 in for C.
B+=+2+%2B+%283%29
highlight_green%28B+=+5%29
That gives us 453.